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"Myths About Intelligence and the CIA" trained Agency employees how to dismiss criticism

Included in the CIA's declassified database is an October 1968 list of
recommended responses to questions and “myths” regarding the Agency,
which had all “been used successfully." Many of the answers were
dismissive, with recommended responses including changing the subject,
questioning if an Agency failure was really a failure at all, and
attempting to debunk accusations by calling them hearsay.